Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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In Norway, The World’s First Fully Autonomous Electric Cargo Ship Is Launched
The world’s earliest electric autonomous cargo ship has been launched in Norway, paving the way for a future of carbon-free maritime transport. Yara Birkeland, as it is called, is a tiny vessel compared to modern mega-container ships. It can transport up to 120 containers of goods with zero crew members and runs solely on electricity.…
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The United States and China Pledge to Collaborate to Combat Climate Change.
Increasing cooperation among the two countries on climate change has been announced between China and the United States, the largest and second-largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. At the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, and organized by the United Nations, the nations announced that they had concluded a pact to reduce global…
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COP26: Almost 100 Nations Pledge To Cut Methane Emissions By 2030
In the second day of the COP26 climate summit, nearly 100 nations committed to reducing methane (CH4) emissions by 30 percent by 2030. In an initiative known as the Global Methane Pledge, the United States partnered with the European Union, saying reducing emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas would have an immediate impact. Among the…